Ice-cream container



R. T. HUNT ICE CREAM CONTAINER Mar. 27, 1923.

Filed Apr. 26, 1920 Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES 1,449,409 PATET QFFICE.

ROBERT '1. HUNT, OF COSHOCTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR' TO THE HUNT-CRAWFORD 00.,OF COSHOCTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ICE-CREAM CONTAINER.

Application filed April 26, 1920. Serial No. 376,62.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT T. HUNT, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Coshocton, in the county of Coshocton a frozen state forhours without the employment of any ice, the container being formed ofcardboard, and the parts! so constructed that they may be shipped inknocked-down form to the consumer and the parts readily assembled whendesired, thereby making a more compact package for shipment andhandling, the idea being that the container when once used may bedestroyed or thrown away, thereby dispensing with the expense andinconvenience of the return of the container to the factory.

To these ends my invention comprises the novel features hereinafter setforth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view ofmy improved container ready for shipment; Fig. 2 is a cross-section onthe line 2-2, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a top edge view of the liner beforeit is inserted in the container.

In the drawing, the numeral 2 designates the outer container which maybe formed of corrugated fibre-board or other material of a likecharacter which will have the necessary strength and rigidity, but Whichcan be purchased at low cost. Corrugated fibreboard is preferred as itprovides for insulation. The outer container is rectangular in form andmay be of the ordinary knock-,

down type for convenience in shipment. At the outer end of the containerare the flaps 3 which, when bent down, form the lid or top of thecontainer. Resting on the bottom of the container is the pad at whichmay be formed of a suitable number of layers of corrugated paper gluedor otherwise secured together. In this manner the airspaces between thelayers of the pad form air-cells which provide a dead-air space at thebottom of the outer container.

Within the outer container is the liner 5 which is preferably formed oflayers of corrugated paper-board, and in order to provide for thebending or shaping of the liner so as to fit snugly within the squareouter container 2, said liner which is formed of one continuous piece,has the mitres 6 formed at intervals. -..These mitres may be formed inany suitable manner, probably the simplest and cheapest. Way being toremove a portion of the material to give the beveled or mitred form. Atthe points where the mitres are formed, flexible-joints 7 are providedwhich permit the flexing of the paper at that point providing ahinge-like joint. In this manner, provision is made for bending theliner intorectangular form, so as to fit snugly within the outercontainer, and said liner can also be knocked-down so as to give a morecompact package.

A pad 11 similar to the pad 4. is provided for the top of the liner, andwhen the flaps 3 of the outer container are bent down, they press uponthe top of said pad so that the liner is held securely inpositionagainst undue jolting or shaking.

A strap 12 is pasted on the side of the container to hold the flaps 3 inplace.

The ice-cream manufacturer places the ice-cream in a suitable containerwhich is placed in the liner 5.

By my invention I provide a light and efficient form of containerespecially adapted for delivering ice-cream in the form of bricks, andas the parts are all detachable and capable of being reduced to fiatform, the question of shipment is greatly simplified and the freightcost greatly reduced.

What I claim is:

1. An ice cream container comprising an outer rectangular casing, aremovable liner formed of a plurality of superposed layers of corrugatedpaper board united in a continuous sheet with angular grooves formedtherein extending entirely across the sheet and forming flexible jointsat the angles, whereby said liner may be shaped to fit snugly withinsaid casing with miter joints at the corners, and top and bottominsulating pads. f

2. An ice cream container comprising an outer rectangular casing ofcorrugated fiber board, a removable liner formed of a plurality ofsuperposed layers of corrugated In testimony whereof, I, the'saidRonnn'r papler Ihoard united in a cofntinuolushsheet T. HUNT, havehereunto set my hand.

wit ft ree angu ar grooves orme t erein extending entirely across thesheet and form- ROBERT HUN ing three flexible miter joints, and the endsWitnesses:

of said sheet overlapping to form a fourth J osnrn HAvERIcK,

joint, and top and bottom insulating pads. J. W. MCDONALD.

